HR Generalist

UFORCE

71d•Hybrid

About The Position

UFORCE is establishing its first US manufacturing site and is seeking an HR Generalist to manage people operations. This role will be responsible for end-to-end payroll processing for both hourly and salaried employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and audit readiness. Key responsibilities include onboarding, compliance reporting, benefits coordination, training, and serving as the primary point of contact for employee HR and payroll inquiries. While global policies and HRIS will be provided, the HR Generalist will be responsible for implementing and managing these processes at the local site, working alongside a Senior Payroll Specialist. The position offers broad, hands-on ownership with direct visibility to leadership and a significant role in the site's launch. The role is hybrid, based in Virginia or South Carolina, requiring regular on-site presence at the manufacturing facility.

Requirements

Independent, end-to-end ownership of US payroll for both hourly and salaried employees, including timekeeping, overtime, and corrections.
Strong US employment compliance and reporting experience: federal and state filings, wage and hour, I-9, exempt vs. non-exempt classification, and record-keeping.
Hands-on HRIS administration experience (e.g., Rippling, ADP, Paylocity, BambooHR, UKG, Workday), with responsibility for data integrity and audit-readiness.
Experience establishing HR functions at a new or greenfield US site, or transitioning a company off a PEO to in-house payroll and HR.
Experience in manufacturing, plant, warehouse, or other industrial HR with a significant hourly population, preferably in a cleared facility or defense manufacturing environment.
Comfort operating as the sole on-site HR person, demonstrating self-direction, organization under ambiguity, and the ability to leave clean and auditable records.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a federal contractor environment, including E-Verify, OFCCP, or export-control-adjacent HR.
Direct experience registering and running payroll and tax in multiple states.
In-depth benefits administration experience, including open enrollment, carrier and broker coordination, and ACA.
Experience with LMS or training program administration.
Experience delivering centrally designed people processes with frontline managers.
SHRM-CP / SHRM-SCP, PHR / SPHR, FPC, or CPP certification.

Responsibilities

Complete payroll and timekeeping setup for the site, including payroll tool configuration, timekeeping system, UI registration, and tax liabilities, in collaboration with the Senior Payroll Specialist.
Independently run accurate, on-time payroll for hourly and salaried employees, including overtime, shift differentials, and off-cycle corrections.
Prepare payroll reporting on cadence, maintain documentation for payroll operations, and support Finance during audits.
Manage recurring compliance reporting and filings, such as payroll tax, wage and hour, I-9 and E-Verify, exempt vs. non-exempt classification, labor-law postings, and record retention.
Execute end-to-end onboarding in the HRIS for both hourly and salaried hires, including paperwork, verification, benefits enrollment, training assignment, and orientation.
Maintain the HRIS and personnel files as an accurate, compliant, and audit-ready system of record.
Coordinate with benefits vendors and brokers on enrollment, eligibility, open enrollment, renewals, and ACA reporting, and identify issues with the hourly population's benefits.
Manage training assignments and track completion.
Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for employee HR and payroll queries at the site, adhering to service standards.
Implement global people cycles locally, including performance and probation reviews, engagement surveys, and people communications, by briefing managers, managing local logistics, tracking completion, and reporting issues to the global People team.